Zaha Hadid

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News about Zaha Hadid, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jan. 5, 2015

Controversy surrounds Tokyo's Olympic stadium designed by Pritzker-winning architect Zaha Hadid and set to be built for 2020 Summer Games; some Japanese architects disapprove of design, underscoring strong emotions and opinions that surround Olympic stadiums, expensive public projects that can come to represent country's identity. MORE

Nov. 7, 2013

Architect Zaha Hadid has collaborated with Hamburg-based shipbuilder Blohm & Voss on prototype for futuristic yacht; fleet of five yachts is being developed from original design. MORE

Oct. 13, 2013

Look column presents photos of Heydar Aliyev Center, which was designed by Zaha Hadid, in Baku, Azerbaijan; center is one of many expensive architecture projects that city has commissioned. MORE

January 5, 2015, Monday

Ever since President Xi Jinping issued his admonishment against the rise of outlandish and exorbitant buildings across China, government officials, planners and architects have been scrambling to figure out what it means for them.